Steve Kaplan has been the industry's most sought-after expert on comedy writing and production for years. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale, and other top universities, he created the HBO Workspace and the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and artistic director of Manhattan's Punch Line Theatre. He's consulted for companies such as DreamWorks and Disney and has worked with producers and production companies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, London, Ireland, and Sweden.